Ball joints

[Gandi69]

Replaced a ball joint on my 182 yesterday after noticing a split boot in the month old one [emoji24]

Anyway I noticed the replaced ball joint this morning that the there are witness marks on the abs ring where the ball joint has been rubbing on it, it’s taken a touch off the ring so it no longer catches when rotating.

So my question is are the ball joints on the 1*2s used on anything else? The old one didn’t catch.
Not sure what the brand of this new one was I’ve binned the box. It also came supplied with a massive pinch bolt that wouldn’t fit the hub

 

[Raceface_13]

You can move the balljoint to far in, and past the cut out for the pinch bolt, iv found you have to pry the arm down a little (fighting the ARB) and align the balljoint pin cutout with where the hole is, otherwise it would stick out to far. Hope that makes sense and helps dude

 

[Gandi69]

The pinch bolt went in fine though, I wouldn’t have thought it would have gone in at all without the cut out in the right place?

 

[Gandi69]

Ball joint completely incorrect by the looks of it, way too tall. Have swapped it now

 

[Gandi69]

 

[STEVE.M]

Gotta to say you don`t have much luck.

 

[Gandi69]

Not with this so far it would seem. I’m just curious what the hell that ball joint is for, they even asked me in the motorfactors is it the ten or twelve mm holes so I assumed by saying 12 it’d be all good. Back on the old ball joint now which this new one has donated its dust cover to. Luckily for me the motorfactors I used is a 2 minute walk from my house so I’ll be up there tomorrow asking for my money back

 

[bloke]

what make was it? am guessing cheap shite/no make given?

 

[Gandi69]

“Continental direct” apparently. I doubt they are anything to do with the tyre manufacturer?

 

[bloke]

christ they are bloody awful!!!! if they would of fitted they would of been knocking within a couple of months anyway!!

 

[Gandi69]

Usually they supply QH stuff which I’ve not had a problem with
It’s rubbed away parts of the ABS ring teeth but it still works with no lights on the dash thankfully.

 

[bloke]

qh went pop years ago, wonder who is using the name now?

 

[Gandi69]

Not too sure it was about 3 year ago I last used this place for ball joints so could have been old stock

 

[bloke]

had a look, it's tetrosyl who own the name now.

 

[Raceface_13]

had a look, it's tetrosyl who own the name now.

Correct lol i used to work for them. Quality is still the same as QH which i always found to be good. Better than the old fai parts iv used in the past.

 

[bloke]

Correct lol i used to work for them. Quality is still the same as QH which i always found to be good. Better than the old fai parts iv used in the past.

I've used fai for a bit and not had problems with them, steering and suspension bits only though.